The most arrogant in history

Chapter 314: Singing and dancing before the battle.

"No, I just feel that I killed too many enemies. One general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers."

Ye Kun turned around, looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground, and sighed:

"These people were husbands, sons, fathers and brothers of others. They were all young and in their prime, but they died on this battlefield. It's such a pity!"

In this battle, nearly 10,000 enemies were killed.

Among the prisoners, many were seriously injured and difficult to rescue.

Ye Kun is a time traveler from a later civilized society. Deep down in his heart, he resists such cruel fighting.

Han Chun consoled him, "Lord Ye's kindness is already 10,000 times greater than Xiahou Chang's. If Xiahou Chang were the winner today, he would kill all the captives, and even... use them as military rations."

"Make it into military rations?" Ye Kun shuddered.

"Yes, military rations."

Han Chun also sighed and said, "This is an open secret, and many people know it. Otherwise, Xiahou Chang's army would have been all over the Central Plains, and the food supply would have been insufficient."

"I know, so I want to destroy Xiahou Chang!" Ye Kun raised his sword and pointed it at Jieting Lonely Mountain:

"After besieging Jieting, when I have had enough fun with Xiahou Lai, I will cut off his head and send it to Xiahou Chang. At this time last year, Shangguan Jifu was killed and I was heartbroken. Now, after a year, I want Xiahou Chang to know how I felt last year!"

Han Chun thought for a moment and said:

"General Ye, Jieting is an important town, guarding the gateway. I think we should take it down first and send a large army to garrison it, so that we can feel at ease. If the enemy troops in Chang'an come to support us, we can cooperate with Xiahou Lai from inside and outside..."

Ye Kun waved his hand: "I was just about to surround the enemy and attack the reinforcements, using Xiahou Lai as bait! Don't worry, even if all the troops from Chang'an come to attack, I am not afraid."

Ye Kun likes prepared positional warfare the most.

We have sufficient food and grass, strong soldiers and advanced weapons. We have time to build simple fortifications and deal with the enemy troops coming from afar. Isn't it a piece of cake?

It took a whole day to clean up the battlefield.

Tan Bamao reported that in this battle, 9,000 enemies were killed and 6,000 were captured, of which more than 3,000 were in good condition.

On our side, there were more than 300 casualties.

This is a very good damage ratio.

Ye Kun came to see the captives, clasped his fists and said:

"Brothers, I know you were forced to join the army. You are all ordinary people like me, and you are all poor. Don't worry, I won't kill anyone. I, Ye Kun, always speak with a clear mind. Those who are willing to follow me can stay. Those who want to leave can leave. I won't make things difficult for you."

The prisoners shed tears and dared not speak.

Tan Bamao said angrily: "Be a real man, be straightforward. Do you want to leave or stay, just say it directly!"

Ye Kun waved his hand and said loudly: "Those who want to stay and serve in the army here should stand on the east side; those who want to go home should stand on the west side."

The prisoners took action and most of them stood on the east side.

There were only a few prisoners, standing on the west side.

Ye Kun nodded and asked his subordinates to take away the prisoners from the east and reorganize immediately.

Then, Ye Kun said to the captives in the west:

"Brothers, I mean what I say. If you want to go home, go ahead. If we meet again on the battlefield in the future, remember to surrender early and don't die. My army has tens of thousands of cannons, tens of thousands of muskets, and countless powerful crossbows. With just one order from me, Chang'an City can be razed to the ground.

When you go home, work on the farm and honor your parents. One day I will come back and take you with me to live a good life."

Ye Kun certainly didn’t have tens of thousands of artillery pieces.

But bragging is not against the law. Let these captives go back and spread the word to undermine Xiahou Chang's military morale.

The captives had escaped death, so they naturally flattered Ye Kun, saying one by one: "Thank you, King Hanzhong, for your kindness. We will remember it in our hearts and will never dare to be the enemy of King Hanzhong again."

Ye Kun smiled, gave each prisoner two large pancakes, and told them to get out.

The army has flat iron pans, which make it easy to make pancakes.

Of course, there were also a lot of dead horses among the spoils of war this time, which all needed to be dealt with.

There are also armor, bows and arrows, and countless swords and spears.

Ye Kun discovered that if he wanted to make money, it would be faster to go to war.

In this battle, the armor, swords and guns seized added up to hundreds of thousands of kilograms of steel. If it were mined and smelted, it would take three months!

After clearing the battlefield and arranging the defenses around Jieting, Ye Kun slowly got rid of Xiahou Lai and sent soldiers to curse him day and night at the foot of the mountain, greeting Xiahou Lai's eighteen generations of ancestors.

Xiahou Lai did not dare to break out and could only defend himself.

There was food and grass on the mountain, but no water. The soldiers knew there was no hope of escape and could not help crying and wailing.

There were also soldiers of the Xia army who sneaked down the mountain under the cover of night and surrendered to Ye Kun.

Ye Kun set up a banquet at the foot of the mountain and ordered the military song and dance troupe to sing and dance in front of the banquet:

"The wind rises and the clouds fly, the hero is the King of Hanzhong. One hundred thousand warriors fight in all directions, and they must capture Xiahou Chang alive!"

Xiahou Lai was so angry that he vomited blood. He organized a breakout, but was shot back by Ye Kun's powerful crossbow, and hundreds of soldiers died.

The song and dance troupe at the foot of the mountain continued to sing:

"The white-haired mother waits for her son to return, while the beautiful lady in red waits for him in the empty palace. At midnight, they both dream of each other, but who is dreaming of whom? Brothers on the mountain, surrender. After you surrender, you can go home and reunite with your families!"

Xiahou Lai was furious and passed down the order:

"Pass on my military order. Anyone who dares to go down the mountain and surrender to the enemy will be shot to death. Anyone who dares to cry again will be killed without mercy!"

On the third day of the siege of Jieting, Xiahou Chang's reinforcements from Guanzhong finally arrived.

Pegasus scout reported to Ye Kun:

"General Ye, Xiahou Chang's army is divided into two groups and is coming from Guanzhong. The front group has about 10,000 soldiers and horses, mostly cavalry. The rear group has about 20,000 soldiers and horses, mostly infantry!

The front is less than fifty miles away from our army!"

"Well done, generals, prepare to meet the enemy!"

Ye Kun was greatly encouraged and passed down the order:

"Lu Kaijiang will lead a thousand light cavalry to the Broken Pass to fight. We must not win but lose, and lure the enemy deeper. Tan Bamao and Zhou Xuanwu will ambush on both sides of the deep valley behind the Broken Pass, using thunder bombs and grenades, combined with fire attacks, to cut off the enemy army. I will attack from the front! In this battle, we must kill half of Xiahou Chang's front cavalry!"

At this time, we have soldiers and generals, and the fortifications have been completed, just waiting for the enemy reinforcements to come and die!

The generals received the order and went to the front line to prepare for battle.

Sang Buyi said, "Master Ye, don't forget that Xiahou Lai still has several thousand men on Jieting. We still have enough time, so I suggest you launch a strong attack to kill Xiahou Lai's manpower to avoid future troubles."

Ye Kun nodded: "Kill Xiahou Lai first! Attack with chariot crossbows and artillery!"

When the military order was issued, everyone was excited.

All around Jieting, artillery fire was heard and thunder roared continuously.

The simple fortifications built by Xiahou Lai on the mountain were destroyed in an instant.

"Only kill Xiahou Lai, and don't pursue the rest!"

"Surrender and you won't be killed--!"

Ye Kun's soldiers will go to the top of the mountain, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.

Xiahou Lai's men dropped their weapons, squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, and shouted, "We surrender!"

"Cowards, they are all cowards!"

Xiahou Lai knew that the situation was hopeless, so he swung his sword to knock down the two surrendered soldiers beside him, then raised his sword to commit suicide.

Ye Kun rushed to the top of the mountain, looked at Xia Houlai's body, and let out a breath of anger, looking up to the sky and shouting:

"Fourth brother, Shangguan Jifu, you are still alive in heaven, you must have seen this, right? If you kill Xiahou Lai today, you will definitely kill Xiahou Chang someday to avenge you!"

Sang Buyi clasped his fists and said, "Lord Ye, now is not the time to be sentimental. The battle of Jieting is over. Please go to Duanshankou to supervise the battle immediately!"